Traditional and Complementary Medicine According to Physicians in A Tertiary Hospital in Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Traditional and Complementary Medicine According to Physicians in A Tertiary Hospital in Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study

Published:2024-09-03 Issue:2 Volume:5 Page:76-80
ISSN:2717-7491
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Başdaş Firdevs¹^ORCID,Çom Aybal Nilay¹^ORCID,Erdem Feyzanur¹^ORCID,Gunher Arıca Seçil¹^ORCID

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1. SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İSTANBUL PROF. DR. CEMİL TAŞÇIOĞLU ŞEHİR SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, AİLE HEKİMLİĞİ ANABİLİM DALI

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to assess the use of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (CAM) practices and the attitudes and behaviors of physicians working in the health sector about CAM. Method: Our study was planned as a cross-sectional observational study. The questionnaire created by the researchers was applied to the physicians working in our hospital with the facilitated sampling method by face-to-face interview method after filling out the informed consent form. The data were evaluated with SPSS program. Results: A total of 236 physicians participated in the study and the mean working year of the physicians was found to be 6.4±7.05. 26.3% of the participants had a GETAT certificate approved by the ministry and the most common certificates were cupping and cupping therapy certificates. Slightly more than half of the physicians (54.7%) stated that they recommend GETAT methods to their patients. While 50.4% of physicians stated that there is not enough scientific evidence on GETAT, 19.5% stated that GETAT methods should only be used as a last resort when modern medicine cannot offer a solution. There was a statistically significant correlation between having a ministry-approved GETAT course certificate and the participants' age and length of practice (p

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Yoktur

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Duzce University

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